Cantonese words starting with G

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堅貞不屈坚贞不屈

gin1 zing1 bat1 wat1faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast

gin1 zoeng1epaulet; shoulder mark

gin2lame; unfortunate; difficult; donkey; dull; dumb; arrogant

gin2 gip3awkward; difficulty (esp. in moving)

gin2 sau1(literary) matchmaker

gin2 wan6misfortune; bad luck

gin2 zai6awkward; unfavorable

gin2 zi2callus (patch or hardened skin)

gin2 zuk1feet with calluses

gin2 zyut3clumsy (writing); obscure

gin3to turn over; to collapse; (Cant.) to lift (a lid); to uncover; to flip though

gin3to establish; to set up; to construct; a surname

gin3to see; to appear (to be sth); to observe; view; to show evidence of; judgement; used before a verb to indicate the passive; used after a verb to indicate that something has been sensed

gin3 au1see 建甌市|建瓯市[Jian4 ou1 Shi4]

建甌市建瓯市

gin3 au1 si5Jian'ou, a county-level city in Nanping City 南平市[Nan2 ping2 Shi4], Fujian

gin3 baak6to propose; to state a view

見不得见不得

gin3 bat1 dak1not fit to be seen by; can't bear to see

見不得人见不得人

gin3 bat1 dak1 jan4shameful

gin3 bou3to appear in the news

見步行步见步行步

gin3 bou6 haang4 bou6to take things one step at a time and deal with things as they come

gin3 bui3(formal, tactful) (of an elder) to pass away

gin3 ci2see 建始縣|建始县[Jian4 shi3 Xian4]

建始縣建始县

gin3 ci2 jyun6Jianshi, a county in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei

見錢開眼见钱开眼

gin3 cin2 hoi1 ngaan5(literally: to open one's eyes wide at the sight of money); to be tempted by money

見錢眼開见钱眼开

gin3 cin2 ngaan5 hoi1to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain

gin3 cit3(noun) Infrastructure

建設銀行建设银行

gin3 cit3 ngan4 hong4China Construction Bank

建設性建设性

gin3 cit3 sing3constructive

gin3 ciu3(anatomy) tendon sheath

gin3 ciu3 jim4tenosynovitis (medicine)

gin3 coeng1see 建昌縣|建昌县[Jian4 chang1 Xian4]

建昌縣建昌县

gin3 coeng1 jyun6Jianchang, a county in Huludao City 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市[Hu2 lu2 dao3 Shi4], Liaoning

gin3 coeng4to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长[yi3 yan2 jiu1 jian4 chang2] to be known for one's research)

gin3 coi4building materials

見財起意见财起意

gin3 coi4 hei2 ji3seeing riches provokes evil designs

gin3 dak1see 建德市[Jian4 de2 Shi4]

gin3 dak1to seem; (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure

gin3 dak1 si5Jiande, a county-level city in Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang

gin3 dei6opinion; insight

見多識廣见多识广

gin3 do1 sik1 gwong2(idiom) experienced and knowledgeable

gin3 dong2party-founding

建黨節建党节

gin3 dong2 zit3CCP Founding Day (July 1st)

gin3 dou1to establish a capital

gin3 dou3to see

gin3 faan6rice that rises or swells well when cooked

gin3 fong1(measurement) (after a length) square (as in "10 feet square")

gin3 fong2your visit (honorific)

見風使帆见风使帆

gin3 fung1 sai2 faan4lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

見風使𢃇见风使𢃇

gin3 fung1 sai2 to4To go with the tide; to change one's view according to circumstances; to act pragmatically and adapt to take advantage of the situation

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